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WhatsApp, Brazil Central Bank In Talks To Restore Payments Service

WhatsApp, Brazil Central Bank In Talks To Restore Payments Service
WhatsApp, Brazil Central Bank In Talks To Restore Payments Service
June 26, 2020  |  Digital Payments

WhatsApp, after Brazil’s central bank shut down its payment functions in the country earlier this week, has signaled that it could work things out soon,...

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Facebook Daily Active Users Surge 11 Pct YoY Amid Pandemic
Facebook Daily Active Users Surge 11 Pct YoY Amid Pandemic
April 30, 2020  |  Earnings

Facebook’s earnings results showed the impacts of a pandemic that proved to be headwinds on its advertising business, but logged gains in monthly and daily...

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Facebook Launches Desktop Messenger Video Chat
Facebook Launches Desktop Messenger Video Chat
April 02, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

The desktop version of popular app Facebook Messenger has arrived on Mac and Windows computers, letting people communicate via video chat during a time when...

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Facebook Traffic Up 50 Pct, But Not Ad Revenue
Facebook Traffic Up 50 Pct, But Not Ad Revenue
March 25, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

The coronavirus has ended up a boon for social media giant Facebook, which saw a 50 percent spike in usage as the virus ate its...

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AI-Powered Travel Bot Eddy Travels Raises $500K In Pre-Seed Funding
AI-Powered Travel Bot Eddy Travels Raises $500K In Pre-Seed Funding
December 23, 2019  |  Investments

An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered travel bot called Eddy Travels has raised about $500,000 in a pre-Seed funding round, according to reports. The funding round was...

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Facebook Launches ‘Facebook Pay’ For Cross-App Payments
Facebook Launches ‘Facebook Pay’ For Cross-App Payments
November 12, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook has announced the launch of Facebook Pay, a payment system meant to operate through Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Facebook To Enhance Encryption On Messenger Despite Regulators’ Protests
Facebook To Enhance Encryption On Messenger Despite Regulators’ Protests
November 06, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook said it is going to enhance encryption capabilities on its Messenger communication platform, despite requests from lawmakers and regulators not to do so because...

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Taking Stock Of Libra’s Vital Signs
Taking Stock Of Libra’s Vital Signs
October 02, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

With the recent news that some of Libra’s backers are, at least for now, shying from vocal support for the Facebook cryptocurrency project, it’s worth...

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